Jani Lane, We Hardly Knew Ye

[Suburban Rhythm]

Heaven isn't too far away...

http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/08/12/warrant-jani-lane-dead/

[Ksyrup]

Jani Lane doesn't warrant two threads.

(OK, the other one was the 80s thread, but I just wanted to make that joke)

[SteveMax58]

Settle Down Boys.

BTW...why do people always seem to die in hotels. Haven't they learned to stop going to these yet?

[Ksyrup]

In LA, no less. What was the other choice - Vegas?

[cartman]

Will there be Cherry Pie served at the wake?

[Ksyrup]

Will there be Cherry Pie served at the wake?

Guess where it is going to be held.

[SteveMax58]

Nah, too sentimental for his sister. I hear Sometimes She Cries when its served.

[Lathum]

Settle Down Boys.

BTW...why do people always seem to die in hotels. Haven't they learned to stop going to these yet?

He should have stayed at Uncle Toms Cabin

[Ksyrup]

The That Metal Show episode he's on airs October 1 with Taime Downe of Faster Pussycat and Michael Sweet of Stryper/Boston (I guess ex-Boston now). It filmed 3 weeks ago, and Eddie Trunk says he was in good spirits and "not high" - which I guess tells you something about his life and probably his death.

[Ksyrup]

He should have stayed at Uncle Toms Cabin

That's where the wake is being held!

[SteveMax58]

That's where the wake is being held!


I don't know if that's the best place to have a wake. Last time I went there, I Saw Red when I opened up the door.

[molson]

We're already out of notable Warrant songs.

[Kodos]

It's a Dog Eat Dog world.

[Kodos]

This thread is gonna be a Bitter Pill for his fans.

[cartman]

I wonder if he believed in reincarnation and expects to be Born Again?

[cartman]

oops, maybe not. He wasn't in the band for that album.

[Kodos]

I feel slightly bad about all the mockery, so now I'll pause to mention that even though he wasn't the most talented guy on the planet, I did enjoy quite a few of his songs over the years. Thanks, Jani. R.I.P.

[Ksyrup]

Warrant was a bit too late for me. By the time they became popular (88/89ish), I was mostly weaning myself off of hair bands. So I never really paid much attention to them, although it was impossible to ignore them altogether.

Sad thing that he died, but OTOH, the video for Cherry Pie is often cited as the beginning of the end for 80s hard rock.

[JediKooter]

Now if Death could just find Tupac's killer.

[Ksyrup]

According to TMZ, investigators found a half-empty bottle of vodka and prescription medication in the hotel room where former WARRANT singer Jani Lane was found dead yesterday.

[Ksyrup]

OK, I have to admit I didn't know (or remember, if I heard it a long time ago) that his real name was John Kennedy Oswald. Really?

[BillJasper]

According to TMZ, investigators found a half-empty bottle of vodka and prescription medication in the hotel room where former WARRANT singer Jani Lane was found dead yesterday.

Maybe he was doing us a favor by offing himself before having to go and apply for food stamps.

[Kodos]

Always good to mix prescription drugs and alcohol. Nothing bad ever comes of it.

[BYU 14]

Kind of creepy, I am reading this thread, listening to ITunes on my computer and Heaven just started playing, no lie.

I liked Warrant and actually think Lane was underrated as a singer, when he was straight he actually sounded very good in concert.

Sad he couldn't kick his demons RIP Jani

[Ksyrup]

I'm inclined to blame his mother for dressing him like a girl.

[molson]

Sad thing that he died, but OTOH, the video for Cherry Pie is often cited as the beginning of the end for 80s hard rock.

I don't know much about music history or anything, but it's hard to believe that song/video was as big as it was as late as 1990. I guess GNR had another year of relevance in 1991 but that's also when Nirvana hit it big, and then it was really all over.

[Ksyrup]

Yeah, the 80s really lasted through 1990 and into 91 or so. In fact, there are a number of albums that were released in 1991 that are still among my favorites from bands that got into the record label system late in the 80s while the hard rock/metal gravy train was flowing but would suddenly get dropped after 1 or maybe 2 (if lucky) albums because grunge had taken over.

[Lathum]

I feel slightly bad about all the mockery, so now I'll pause to mention that even though he wasn't the most talented guy on the planet, I did enjoy quite a few of his songs over the years. Thanks, Jani. R.I.P.

yeah, I was a big fan of a lot of their music during that era as well

[Karlifornia]

I never ever want to see anyone who made a joke in this thread pull that "too soon" bullshit in a future death thread. I will be keeping track.

[Ksyrup]

That's some Big Talk, mister.

[Pumpy Tudors]

I never ever want to see anyone who made a joke in this thread pull that "too soon" bullshit in a future death thread. I will be keeping track.
this is some real rap right here

[cartman]

I never ever want to see anyone who made a joke in this thread pull that "too soon" bullshit in a future death thread. I will be keeping track.

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[BYU 14]

this is some real rap right here

Would you expect less, Karl is one of the Down Boys

[Mota]

I don't know much about music history or anything, but it's hard to believe that song/video was as big as it was as late as 1990. I guess GNR had another year of relevance in 1991 but that's also when Nirvana hit it big, and then it was really all over.

It was pretty sad that Nirvana essentially wiped the whole genre off the face of the earth, because there were a lot of great albums that came out in 1992 that got ignored. I think these bands had become tired of the glammy sounds and were starting to recreate themselves as a bit heavier musically, but they didn't have a chance.

Warrant - Dog Eat Dog
Winger - Pull
Skid Row - Slave to the Grind

[Ksyrup]

The business of celebrity death - VH1 has moved the Jani Lane episode of That Metal Show to the August 27th premiere.

[Kodos]

Dog Eat Dog was a good album. I also liked Ultraphobic.

[BYU 14]

The business of celebrity death - VH1 has moved the Jani Lane episode of That Metal Show to the August 27th premiere.

Shocker, but I admit I will be watching.

[JonInMiddleGA]

I think these bands had become tired of the glammy sounds and were starting to recreate themselves as a bit heavier musically, but they didn't have a chance ... Skid Row - Slave to the Grind

Interesting thing I didn't exactly realize until your comment sent me looking for the numbers. Slave was a #1 album (U.S.) but none of the individual tracks ever cracked the top 10. Monkey Business was the first & highest, reaching #13 on the rock chart. Other cuts mostly fizzled, with Wasted Time getting to #3 while the title track never charted in the U.S.

It's always possible for that to happen of course, it just struck me particularly odd for that era.

edit to add: Or then again, maybe it isn't as odd as I thought. Metallica (the black album) was a #1 album that is now 15x platinum, celebrating it's 20th anniversary today ... but the singles peaked at 10, 10, 11, 25, and 15 on the U.S. rock chart.

[Senator]

I wonder if Donnie Vie is looking over his shoulder?

[molson]

It was pretty sad that Nirvana essentially wiped the whole genre off the face of the earth, because there were a lot of great albums that came out in 1992 that got ignored

It's impressive to kill a genre, how many other bands can claim that?

It also makes me feel old - I can see and comprehend the music between 1989 and 1991 just being a total shift, like night and day. Now, it seems like the mainstream has pretty much been interested in the same nonsense since about 1996.

[Ksyrup]

It's impressive to kill a genre, how many other bands can claim that?

It also makes me feel old - I can see and comprehend the music between 1989 and 1991 just being a total shift, like night and day. Now, it seems like the mainstream has pretty much been interested in the same nonsense since about 1996.

Totally agree. Today's "modern rock" music essentially sounds like Nickleback/Creed knock-offs to me. Same vocal style, same melody lines, same production, etc.

[Draft Dodger]

edit to add: Or then again, maybe it isn't as odd as I thought. Metallica (the black album) was a #1 album that is now 15x platinum, celebrating it's 20th anniversary today ... but the singles peaked at 10, 10, 11, 25, and 15 on the U.S. rock chart.

this totally surprises me. I would have thought that Sandman and Nothing Else Matters were much higher than that

[JonInMiddleGA]

Totally agree. Today's "modern rock" music essentially sounds like Nickleback/Creed knock-offs to me. Same vocal style, same melody lines, same production, etc.

Zakk Wylde called, said he'd like you to reconsider that ;)

Actually there's some distinction to be found when you break down the sub-genres, although the influence you cite is definitely prevalent.

I think we're starting to see a little more diversity in at least the "active rock" side of things. Just looking at the current chart (http://www.americasmusiccharts.com/index.cgi?fmt=R2), there's A7x who have continued a hell of a run for the past year, ditto 5FDP. Foo Fighters, RHCP and Papa Roach really don't fit that mold either (even I think all three currently have songs that are utter crap, the airplay chart is what it is), nor do Sixx A.M. or Korn. Same with Hollywood Undead, Black Stone Cherry, Black Veil Brides and Art of Dying, all different from each other but definitely not from the Nickelback mode either.

I guess what I'm trying to get at is that the influence of N'back/Creed/etc is still around & probably the most common, it's not really at the point of being a singular influence today.

edit to add: The same sort of thing looks to be true for the (mainstream) Rock chart (http://americasmusiccharts.com/index.cgi?fmt=R5&rtmref=americasmusiccharts) as well. After kind of being OD'ed on the combination of Creed clones and Dave Matthews clones, it's really starting to scatter much the same way.

[BYU 14]

Probably not a big surprise to anyone here, but alcohol poisoning was announced as the official cause of death.